Crime Rates at Carlyle Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9BJ

Carlyle Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 221st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carlyle Road (B16 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 304.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.3% higher than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlyle Road (B16 9BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stirling Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.